Barber s chair



Patented Feb. 22, 1887'.

E. BERNINGHAUS. BARBBRS CHAIR.

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NA PEYERS. Phnwuihngnphur. Washington. D.c.

QQ IINESSES I UNITED STATES PATENT OEEreE.

EUGENE BEBNINGHAUS, OF' CINCINNATI, i OHIO.

BARBERJS CHAIR.

.'PBCIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 358,326, dated February 22, 1887.

Application filed May 19, 1386. Serial No. 203,620.

To aJZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE BERNINGHAUs of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, haveinveuted a new and useful Improvement in Barber-Ohairs, which iinprovenlent is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Y Y y Figure l is a side view, partly in section, of myimprovedbarber-chair; Fig, 2, an enlarged sectional view of the operating mechanism; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the mechanism detached, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of a section of .the foot-lever detached.

My device relates to an improvement in reclining and revolving barloers7 chairs so disposed that the foot and back rests may be regulated at any angle simultaneously, so that it may be placed in the most convenient position; and it consists in a foot-lever having a vertical pin hinged thereto passing up through the seatspindle, and so disposed as to engage with a horizontal rack-bar passing through this said spindle, which has a yoke hinged thereto at one end, which projects forwardly and engages with the foot-rest. The foot and back rests are connected and hinged together by means of a horizontal arm, so that when this vertical bolt is operated by the foot-lever the foot and back rests may be inclined at any angle desired, all of which will now be fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the seat of my improved barber-chair having centrally beneath it the stem B, designed to bev rotatable within lthe sleeve-bearing O, provided with the shoulders D near the lower part. This stem B is formed hollow and shouldered exteriorly, so as to rest upon the shoulders D of the sleeve-bearing C. Inside of this stem B is placed the vertical holt E. The upper part of the central opening of the stem B is enlarged, so that a guide-collar, F, may be placed near the upper end of the bolt E, while immediately beneath is a spiral spring, G, the upper end resting against the collar, while the lower end rests upon the shoulder H of the stem. The lower end of the 'stem B passes downwardly through the sleeve-bearing, terminating in a thread to receive an arm, I. This arm I is provided with a lever, J, to

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which the lower end of the bolt E is attached, and the outer end of this lever J is provided with a foot-rest, K, by means of which the saic lever may be operated. The upper end of the bolt E is pointed and somewhat liattened, an( so disposed as to engage with a horizonta rack-bar, L, passing through an opening, M near the upper end of the seat-stem B. On end, Z, of this rack-bar L is formed T-shaped to which are hinged the arms of a yoke, N, th said arms of this yoke so disposed as to b1 nearly parallel with the rack-bar L, and pas,` on either side of the seat-stem B, and connec at its forward end with the under side of th foot-rest O. The upper end of the foot-rest( is hinged to the vertical standard P at th` side of the chair-seat. The back Q is hingel at its lower end to the rear standard, P, whil the said foot-rest O and back Q are connecte together by means ofa horizontal arm, B, s that they may be inclined at the same relativ ang e.

To operate this part of my device the footi pressed down upon the lever J, which disen gages the upper end of the bolt E from th horizontal rack-bar L. This permits of th inclination of the foot-rest O and back Q t any angle desired, so as to place the occupan of the chair in either a recumbent or sittin position. When these parts are placed in th desired angle, the foot is removed from the l( ver J, and the tension of the spring G cause the bolt E to engage with the lower side of th rack-bar L. y

Having described my invention, what claim as new is- 1. In a reclining and revolving barber chair, the seat-stem rotating withinthesleev bearing having centrally a vertical bolt, E, s disposed as to engage at its pointed upper en with a horizontal rack-bar pivoted to a yokr which yoke is also pivoted to the foot-rest, s that it may be inclined at any angle, substax tially as herein set forth. l

2. The combination of the back Q and foo rest O, each pivoted to the standard on tl seat and to the arms R and thereby connecte together, with the yoke N, pivoted to the foo rest, the horizontal rack-bar L, pivoted to tl yoke, and the vertical and pointed bolt I adapted to engage with the notches in sa rack-bar, and attached at its lower end to the lever J, substantially as described, whereby she back and foot-rcst may simultaneously be raised or lowered.

3. The sleeve-bearing C, having the shoulier D and the seat-stem B therein, shouldered :0 engage upon the shoulder ofthe sleeve-bearlng ofthe supporting-pedcstal, and connected 3y a screw-thread at its lower end, combined with the arm I, the lever J, the vertical and pointed bolt E, extending up through said stem 1nd provided with the collar F, and the spring 3f, located inside the stem between said Collar md the shoulder of the stern, and the rack-bar L, upon which the said bolt is adapted to engage, said barbeing` pivoted. in the yoke N, vhich is in turn pivoted to the foot-rest, all aubstantially as described.

4. The combination of the back Q and the loot-rest O, each pivoted at one end to and :onnected together by the chair-arm R, and Llso pivoted to the chair-standards P, the Yoke N beneath the seat and connected at one end to the foot-rest, the chairvpedestal having the sleeved bearing, the rack-bar n, pivoted 25 Ain said yoke, the hollow stem B, having within it the vertical and pointed bolt E and screwthreaded at its lower end to the arm I, and the lever J, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination, in a barber-s chair, of the seat A, the hollow and shouldered stem thereof, the chair-pedestal, the foot-rest O, the shouldered sleeve C about said stem, the vertical and pointed bolt E, actuated by a lever, 35 the pivoted rack-bar L, and its yoke N, pivoted to the foot-rest', whereby the foot-rest may be held at any desired position, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 4o have hereunto set my hand, this 17th day of April, 1886, in the presence of witnesses.

EUGEN E BERNINGHAUS.

Vitnesscs:

\ HENRY J. HRROP, C. D. ZERBE. 

